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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

This notice is placed on behalf of MONUSCO. United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of contents of furnished information; and is unable to answer any enquiries regarding this EOI. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to MONUSCO using the fax number or e-mail address provided below.

Title of the EOI: Supply and delivery of Jumbo (18-20 ltrs), Water Dispensers and Non-Spill Bottled Caps to MONUSCO Date of this EOI: 19 June 2020 Closing Date for Receipt of EOI: 3 July 2020

EOI Number: EOIMONUSCO17564

Address EOI response by fax or e-mail to the Attention of: Oic Procurement Section

Fax Number: N/A

E-mail Address: [email protected]; [email protected]

UNSPSC Code: 48101711

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS THE REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

1. Supply and delivery of Jumbo Bottled Water (18-20 ltrs), Water Dispensers and Non-Spill Bottled Caps to -DAP MONUSCO Logbase, Entebbe, Uganda

2. MONUSCO will undertake a competitive bidding exercise shortly and accordingly intends to issue a tender to those companies who would express their interest and provide relevant information demonstrating their ability to fulfill MONUSCO requirements. In addition, the interested companies shall be requested to complete the UN Vendor registration for Level 1 on the vendor database accessible in UNGM (new Vendor only). A detail specification will be provided to companies shortlisted for receipt of the documents.

3. Please note that this request for EOI is not an invitation for submission of bid.

4. MONUSCO reserves the right in selecting the Invitees for the competitive bidding based on substantial and proven records of performance in the subject field of activities. Submission of an EOI would not automatically warrant receipt of the documents; MONUSCO reserves the right to reject EOI’s received after the deadline indicated below.

5. The Expression of Interest may be submitted by email to [email protected], copy [email protected], clearly marked with the inscription “EOI- Supply & delivery of Jumbo Bottled Water (18- PD/EOI/MISSION v2018-01 20 ltrs), Water Dispensers and Non-Spill Bottled Caps to -DAP MONUSCO Logbase, Entebbe, Uganda, and addressed as follows, to be received no later than 03 July 2020 at 15.00 hours Kinshasa time (GMT +1)

Chief Procurement Officer MONUSCO Utex Africa Compound Avenue Colonel Mondjiba, Ngaliema, Kinshasa, DRC Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY) 1. Jumbo Water (5 Gal. Food grade reusable) “5 gallon” (18 - 20 liters ) bottle manufactured from Polycarbonate that is approved by health regulation bodies worldwide. to be manufactured in accordance with world specifications and will fit on any standard water dispensing machines. (Test certificates to prove that materials used comply with various health regulation bodies worldwide).

2. Top Load Floor Standing Water Cooler Dispenser (5 Gal. Room/Cold Temperature). The water dispensers must provide cooled water. The water dispensers must accommodate “5 gallon” (18 - 20 liters ) sized reusable water bottles. All water dispensers are adapted and suitable for local voltage conditions (220V – 50Hz) with two (2) pin plug.

3. Tamperproof, non-spill bottle caps (5 Gal. PC Jumbo Bottle Water compatible) Tamperproof, non- spill caps from high quality Linear Low-Density (LLDPE) and fit “5 gallon” (18 - 20 liters ) sized reusable water bottles Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles. The cap is not suitable for multiple uses.

NOTE

Information on tendering for the UN Procurement System is available free of charge at the following address: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice

Only the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has been authorised to collect a nominal fee from vendors that wish to receive automatically Procurement Notices or Requests for Expression Of Interest. Vendors interested in this Tender Alert Service are invited to subscribe on http://www.ungm.org

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete/submit the Vendor Response Form of this EOI either electronically (through the link available on the next page) or send it via fax or e-mail to MONUSCO (MONUSCO) before the closing date set forth above.

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TO: Oic Procurement Section EOI Number: EOIMONUSCO17564 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] FAX: N/A FROM:

Supply and delivery of Jumbo Bottled Water (18-20 ltrs), Water Dispensers and Non-Spill SUBJECT: Bottled Caps to MONUSCO

NOTICE  Companies can only participate in solicitations of the UN Secretariat after completing their registration (free of charge) at the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org).  As you express interest in the planned solicitation by submitting this response form, please verify that your company is registered under its full legal name on the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) and that your application has been submitted to the UN Secretariat.  We strongly recommend all companies to register at least at Level 1 under the United Nations Secretariat prior to participating in any solicitations.

PLEASE NOTE: You can express your interest to this REOI by filling out this form manually or electronically (recommended) at: https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/node/add/interest-expressed?EOI=EOIMONUSCO17564

To be completed by the Vendor (All fields marked with an ‘*’ are mandatory)

COMPANY INFORMATION

UNGM Vendor ID Number*:

Legal Company Name (Not trade name or DBA name) *: Company Contact *:

Address *: City *: State: Postal Code * : Country *:

Phone Number *: Fax Number *:

Email Address *: Company Website:

We declare that our company fully meets the prerequisites A, B, C, D, E and F, for eligibility to register with the United Nations as outlined in the paragraph 1 of the EOI INSTRUCTIONS page.

Signature :______Date:______

Name and Title :______PD/EOI/MISSION v2018-01 PD/EOI/MISSION v2018-01 EOI INSTRUCTIONS

1) Registering as a Vendor with the United Nations Vendors interested in fulfilling the requirement described above must be registered at the UN Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) with the UN Secretariat in order to be eligible to participate in any solicitation. Information on the registration process can be found at https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/vendors. Prerequisites for Eligibility In order to be eligible for UN registration, you must declare that: A. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not listed in, or associated with a company or individual listed in: I. the Compendium of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Lists (https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/un-sc-consolidated-list), or II. the IIC Oil for Food List website or, if listed on either, this has been disclosed to the United Nations Procurement Division in writing. B. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not currently removed or suspended by the United Nations or any other UN organisation (including the World Bank); C. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary of affiliate companies) is not under formal investigation, nor have been sanctioned within the preceding three (3) years, by any national authority of a United Nations Member State for engaging or having engaged in proscribed practices, including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice; D. Your company has not declared bankruptcy, are not involved in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings, and there is no judgment or pending legal action against your company that could impair your company's operations in the foreseeable future; E. Your company does not employ, or anticipate employing, any person(s) who is, or has been a UN staff member within the last year, if said UN staff member has or had prior professional dealings with the Vendor in his/her capacity as UN staff member within the last three years of service with the UN (in accordance with UN post-employment restrictions published in ST/SGB/2006/15. F. Your company undertakes not to engage in proscribed practices (including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice), with the UN or any other party, and to conduct business in a manner that averts any financial, operational, reputational or other undue risk to the UN. For Registered Vendors: Vendors already registered at the UN Global Marketplace with the UN Secretariat must ensure that the information and documentation (e.g. financial statements, address, contact name, etc.) provided in connection with their registration are up to date in UNGM. Please verify and ensure that your company is registered under its full legal name.

For Vendors Interested in Registration: Vendors not yet registered should apply for registration on the United Nations Global Marketplace (http://www.ungm.org); information on the registration process can be found at https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/vendors. Vendors must complete the registration process prior to the closing date of the REOI. Vendors who have not completed the UNGM registration process with the UN Secretariat before the closing date of the REOI are not considered eligible to participate in solicitations of the UN Secretariat. We strongly recommend all companies to register at least at Level 1 under the UN Secretariat prior to participating in any solicitations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any false, incomplete or defective vendor registration may result in the rejection of the application or cancellation of an already existing registration. 2) EOI Process Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should forward their expression of interest (EOI) to MONUSCO (MONUSCO) by the closing date set forth in this EOI. Due to the high volume of communications MONUSCO is not in a position to issue confirmation of receipt of EOIs. Please note that no further details of the planned solicitation can be made available to the vendors prior to issuance of the solicitation documents. This EOI is issued subject to the conditions contained in the EOI introductory page available at https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/eoi.

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